Lima (Andina).- Between January and June 2017, fishery exports value and volume expanded 61.5% and 92.4%, respectively, Peru’s National Fisheries Society (SNP) reported.
In such period, fishery product shipments totaled US$1.695 billion underpinned by fishmeal (+87.2%) and frozen products (+57.1%).
Exports of chilled fresh goods (+21.7%), canned products (+33.9%) and fish oil (+13.9%) also stood out in the analyzed period.
Target markets
China remains Peru’s main trade partner by receiving 51.57% of total shipments, followed by the United States with 9.07%.
During the first six months, the Chinese market acquired fishmeal (US$747 million) and giant squid (US$28.7 million).
Other destinations for Peruvian fishery products were: Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan and Viet Nam, among others.
Editor at the digital magazine AquaHoy. He holds a degree in Aquaculture Biology from the National University of Santa (UNS) and a Master’s degree in Science and Innovation Management from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, with postgraduate diplomas in Business Innovation and Innovation Management. He possesses extensive experience in the aquaculture and fisheries sector, having led the Fisheries Innovation Unit of the National Program for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture (PNIPA). He has served as a senior consultant in technology watch, an innovation project formulator and advisor, and a lecturer at UNS. He is a member of the Peruvian College of Biologists and was recognized by the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) in 2016 for his contribution to aquaculture.
